OSHA Inspection: PREMIUM GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2025-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.  Location: Worksite  On or about March 5, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 20 feet as well as struck-by hazards while performing roofing activities, where the employer did not ensure that a competent person made frequent and regular inspections of the site.

Issued

2025-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying objects while using a nail gun.  Location: Worksite  On or about March 5, 2025, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while performing roofing activities where the employer did not ensure that employees used impact resistant eye protection while working on site and operating pneumatic nail guns and other tools.

Issued

2025-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Location: Worksite  On or about March 5, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 20 feet while performing roofing activities, where the employer did not ensure that each employee was trained to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

2025-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.  Location: Worksite  On or about March 5, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of an estimated 20 feet where the employer did not ensure that the ladder side rails extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2025-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9930.00 · Current $9930.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  Location: Worksite  On or about March 5, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 20 feet while performing roofing activities, where the employer did not ensure that proper fall protection was in place, by any means.  The employer previously failed to ensure that each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), as observed by CSHOs on March 5, 2025, and for the prior 501(b)(13) Serious violation of this standard by this employer:  a) OSHA previously issued a citation alleging a Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1570281, final order date 3/22/2022, citation number 1, item number 1 a, to A&L General Construction LLC, the same owner of Premium General Construction, Inc., with respect to a workplace located at 15 Lorraine Circle, Newton, MA 02461, where two employees fell approximately 10 feet from the roof through skylights.